Krypto-Night_A bottle of Amontillado_A Grapefruit And A Bowl Of Figs_The True Horror of a Poltergeis
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Krypto-Night
In the south the heat and humidity made things like parking lots go from slightly unbearable to flat out toxic and stale mid-summer. As Danielle Cree breathed in she took this into account same as she did the look a couple gave her as she moved through the parking garage. They were paying too much attention to her. Were they the people she was meant to meet?As Cree approached the couple it seemed they didn’t know exactly know how to play the pieces in the game, or they were pretending not to know. A man with salty black slicked back hair wore an old Astros jersey, jeans, flip-flops and he had ...
A bottle of Amontillado
"I quit! Do you hear me? I quit. You win." I was waiting for a response or for the door to open. I shouted out again. "I'm stumped. I can go no further." Still no answer. I had been in the escape room for just over an hour, or as best as I could gauge. He made me give up my cell phone in the reception room so I couldn't cheat. An old clock on the fireplace mantle ticked with a familiar authority - tik tok, tik tok - but the time never changed. The hands were frozen at 10 o'clock. It was part of a puzzle which I had already solved. There wwww.onedoor.ccas a pocket watch on a side table, and when you adjusted...
A Grapefruit And A Bowl Of Figs
It was a mild morning at the end of October and Elaine Butterfield was sitting in the garden drinking strong tea with her daughter who had come to visit. "I had a dream about Grandad last night," announced Silvie. "Oh yes?" said Elaine, who was fiddling with a chip of wood that was sprouting from the table, "and what happened?""He told me he had something to show me. He lead me around this semi-circular road with identical houses on one side and trees on the other. I'd been sitting by the sea earlier on and I carried a towel. We stopped right at the middle point of the semi-circle and he showe...
The True Horror of a Poltergeist
[cw: swearing (one "b" slur), unsettling themes, possible gaslighting, predatory behavior, body horror][while the following story is based on true events, names and other indicative details have been deliberately changed.]"You just have to remember that it isn't real," Doctor Wilson said. I sighed. I hated to admit it, but she was right."Then what should I do?" I asked. "I mean, what would you do in a situation like this?" Doctor Wilson paused. "Just ignore it," she said finally. "B-but- but-!" I stammered. "But what about the stuff flying around? How can I just explain away-"Doctor Wilson int...